Day Guide for Friday March 2nd 2018 What are the holidays on March 2nd 2018?

This is our day guide for Friday March 2nd 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on March 2nd 2018

International: Fagu Purnima

Originally a harvest and fertility festival, Holi also commemorates a legend from Hindu Mythology

Anguilla: James Ronald Webster Day

James Ronald Webster, known in Anguilla as the Father of the Nation, was born on 2 March 1926

Ethiopia: Victory of Adwa

Commemorates Ethiopia's victory over Italy in 1896, which secured Ethiopian sovereignty

Regional

India (regional): Doljatra

Doljatra is the last festival of the Bengali year and celebrates the love between Krishna and Radha

Regional

India (regional): Chapchar Kut

A popular spring festival in Mizoram that marks the completion of the clearing of the jungle ready to be farmed.

Myanmar: Peasants' Day

A day to honour the role and contribution to Myanmar of the peasant workers

North Korea: Tree Planting Day

This traditional folk festival involves people across North Korea planting trees

Puerto Rico: American Citizenship day

On March 2nd 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed into law the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting U.S. citizenship to residents of Puerto Rico

Not a Public Holiday

Taiwan: Lantern Festival

Traditionally celebrated as the birthday of the God of Heaven

Public sector only

USA (regional): Texas Independence Day

Commemorates the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence from Mexico on 2 March 1836

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General Information for March 2nd 2018
There are 10 public holidays today.
Day 61 of 2018
304 days left in 2018
Week 09 of the year
On this Day in History
2004 - Death of Mercedes McCambridge, American actress and Oscar winner, who is perhaps best known for providing the voice of the possessed child in The Exorcist.
1960 - Elvis Presley sets foot in Britain for the first and only time when he alights from a US Military DC-7 which landed to refuel at Prestwick airport, Ayrshire.
1953 - The Academy Awards - Oscars - are broadcast on television for the first time.
Every year - The Nordfriesland Wintermarathon begins in Germany. One memorable event in our 'Universal Sporting Calendar'.